Scottish Open will not go to men-only clubs

[theHandpuppet]

'Bout damn time! Worth reading the whole article.

‘Scottish Open will not go to men-only clubs’
by ERIKKA ASKELAND

THE biggest sponsor of the Scottish Open has revealed he will not agree to the event being held at any golf club that discriminates against women.

Martin Gilbert, chief executive of Aberdeen Asset Management, said the event would not be held at a men-only club for at least the next four years, while his organisation is its title sponsor.

His comments follow the row over the Open championship being held this year at Muirfield in East Lothian, home of the men-only Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers.

Mr Gilbert, co-founder of Aberdeen Asset Management and a former director of Aberdeen Football Club, said he could not back such a venue for the Scottish Open, because it risked offending his company’s female clients.... MORE

Link: http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/scottish-open-will-not-go-to-men-only-clubs-1-3020635

[Gormy Cuss]

1. Agreed -- long overdue in fact.

Although stating the reason as the "risk of offending...female clients" presumes that all their male clients are a-okay with it.